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Just hit 500 pours on our old Hunter machine without a single cold shut
I know it sounds small, but after we had that bad run of castings last fall, I've been babying the temp control on every job. The boss put a little tally sheet on the wall and everything. It's not about the number, it's about getting our scrap rate back under 2% for the whole shop. Anyone else track a streak like that, or am I just being superstitious?
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patb1223d ago
Used to think tracking pours was just busywork until our scrap rate crept past 5%. Started logging furnace temps and pour times religiously, and it forced everyone to slow down just enough. That little tally sheet makes the good habits visible.
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nina18023d ago
Our scrap was running at 7% before we added a second check for mold preheat. Did you see the biggest drop from the furnace temp log or the pour time tracking?
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